# Is the beef market headed for a crash?

> An article from Dakota Farmer reviews the 2026 beef outlook, citing Matthew Diersen of South Dakota State University. It says beef retail prices are at a premium to pork and chicken and that the data points to a herd expansion cycle with higher cattle prices forecast.

- Date: 2026-01-28 · published 2026-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21196-is-the-beef-market-headed-for-a-crash
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of herd expansion could eventually add cattle supply and pressure prices, while high beef prices support pork and chicken demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-23 | [Beef Demand – The Key to Cattle Prices \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24800-beef-demand-the-key-to-cattle-prices-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-09-13 | [Five key drivers for livestock markets in 2023 and beyond](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34034-five-key-drivers-for-livestock-markets-in-2023-and-beyond.md) | +0.9% | -0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-06-18 | [Explaining the volatile stock and bond market moves this week following the Fed's update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5932-explaining-the-volatile-stock-and-bond-market-moves-this-week-following-the-fed.md) | +2.3% | +1.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-29 | [Economics of U.S. Beef and Cattle Market \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22524-economics-of-u-s-beef-and-cattle-market-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | -1.4% | -8.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-03-17 | [Herd liquidation: Many factors beyond drought conditions impacting cattle markets – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42220-herd-liquidation-many-factors-beyond-drought-conditions-impacting-cattle.md) | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| HOGS | 2017-05-10 | [Rising demand, evolving markets fueling change in feed business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71128-rising-demand-evolving-markets-fueling-change-in-feed-business.md) | +10.1% | +15.8% |
| HOGS | 2025-12-16 | [Higher revenues and falling feed prices boost producer optimism \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21623-higher-revenues-and-falling-feed-prices-boost-producer-optimism-the-national.md) | +1.4% | +0.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-04-26 | [Pork Producer Margins This Year Could Rival 2021, CoBank Says - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41998-pork-producer-margins-this-year-could-rival-2021-cobank-says-pork-business.md) | -4.5% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/markets-and-quotes/is-the-beef-market-headed-for-a-crash-

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